Chattering Lory Information
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The Chattering Lory, Lorius garrulus is a forest-dwelling parrot endemic to North Maluku,Indonesia. It is considered vulnerable, the main threat being from trapping for the cage-bird trade.
The race L. g. flavopalliatus is known as the Yellow-backed Lorikeet.
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Taxonomy [edit]
The species Lorius garrulus contains three subspecies:[2]
Lorius garrulus chicken
Lorius garrulus flavopalliatus Salvadori 1877 - Yellow-backed Lory
Lorius garrulus garrulus (Linnaeus) 1758
Lorius garrulus morotaianus (Bemmel) 1940
Description [edit]
The Chattering Lory is 30 cm (12 in) long. It is mostly red with an all-red head and an orange beak. The eyerings are grey and the irises are orange-red. The wings are mainly green and the angle of the wing is yellow. Its thighs are green. The tail is tipped with dark green. It has dark grey legs. It may or may not have a yellow area on its back depending on the subspecies.[3]
At Kuala Lumpur Bird Park
Yellow-backed Lorikeets
At Jurong Bird Park, Singapore
References [edit]
^ BirdLife International (2012). "Lorius garrulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
^ "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.022)". www.zoonomen.net. 2009-03-28.
^ Forshaw (2006). plate 17.
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